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Great hailstones fell in the city of Masis as well as in Nizami, Darakert, Ayntap, and Nor Kharberd villages, Ararat Region yesterday at around 5 p.m.
The loss is being assessed.
THREE PEOPLE DIED ...GAGIK AYVAZYAN RELIEVED OF HIS POST
...TELEGRAM OF CONDOLENCE TO BAKIEV
RA President Serzh Sargssian sent a message of condolence to the President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev in connection with the death of world-famous writer Chingiz Aytmatov.
The message states:
“Immense ...MANUCHARIAN WAITING FOR VAN BASTEN’S ANSWER
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Forward of the Armenian national football team Edgar Manucharian is still a player of the Dutch club “Ajax Amsterdam”. As the young footballer told “A1+” he has not been granted a status ...THE AUTHORITIES WILL HAVE TO ANSWER
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“Those who have appropriated the power will have to answer for it”, declared leader of the People’s Party of Armenia Stepan Demirchian at the “De Facto” Club today. He meant the present authorities who ...VARDGES HOVAKIMIAN IS NEW REGIONAL GOVERNOR
The Government issued a decree on appointing Vardges Hovakimian to the position of Regional Governor of Ararat Region, RA. Before the appointment Hovakimian used to work in the RA Realty State Cadastre ...MEETING AT THE GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS
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Since the RA Government is on an out session in Gyumri, residents of the alienated zone of the city center gathered in a consultative meeting at the Governmental buildings instead of ...ANCIENT CONSTRUCTION DISCOVERED
Residents of Koti Village, Tavush Region accidentally discovered an ancient construction which is likely to have been a pagan or pre-Christian temple. As Governor of the village Felix Melikyan states ...GURGEN YEGHIAZARIAN GOES ON HUNGER-STRIKE
Former Deputy Minister of National Security Service Gurgen Yeghiazarian, who is presently in “Yerevan-Kentron” Penitentiary, went on a hunger-strike today. As Arsen Babayan, Press secretary of the RA ...“WE CAN WIN BY HOLDING RALLIES”
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Zhirayr Sefilian, Commander of the Shushi special battalion will take part in the rally organized by the Pan Armenian National Movement due on June 20. After his release it was the first ...MUNICIPALITY DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE OPPOSITION RALLY
Today the Municipality rejected the request of the opposition to authorize the rally due on June 20. As the Municipality promises the causes for rejection will be announced later.
However, tomorrow ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1200 Birth of Vardan Aigektsee (writer of fables).
- 1724 The Russian-Turkish agreement was signed in Constantinople. Almost the whole of Transcaucasia is ceded to Turkey.
- 1752 Azad Khan marches against the Khanate of Yerevan.
- 1839 The Turkish army is overwhelmed near Nizba (northern Syria) by the Egyptian viceroy's forces.
- 1901 The Tsar lifts the Land Tax and the Tobacco Tax in Transcaucasia. He institutes the Spade Tax.
- 1903 Tsar Nicolas the Second confirms the law on the confiscation and nationalization of Armenian church properties and estates. He closes Armenian Parish Schools.
- 1921 Soviet Armenia declares that Artsakh is an integral part of its territory on the basis of the repeatedy expressed will of the majority of its population.
- 1957 Birth of Monte Melkonyan (Commander of Artsakh forces in Martooni). He died in 1993.
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